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francis in assissi, italy. when the pope took the name francis, the first to do so, he was sending a message about refocusing the search and serving the poor. he delivered that unmistakable message again today and nbc's anne thompson is traveling with him. >> reporter: pope francis is a man on a mission. today walking in the footsteps of his namesake st. francis of assissi who gave up wealth to serve the poor. the same mission this pope wants for the catholic church he leads. today francis lingered taking time to reach back to many reaching out to him. his first stop, a center for the physically and mentally challenged, engaging each person he met. the pope chose to have lunch at a soup kitchen. led to the table by a child for a meal of lasagna and roast beef. 60 people a day are served here. where did the pope sit? >> he was sitting there. >> reporter: he says the pope ate little, but his presence made those who society often ignores feel important. >> he don't speak a lot. he listened. >> reporter: in the sam
francis in assissi, italy. when the pope took the name francis, the first to do so, he was sending a message about refocusing the search and serving the poor. he delivered that unmistakable message again today and nbc's anne thompson is traveling with him. >> reporter: pope francis is a man on a mission. today walking in the footsteps of his namesake st. francis of assissi who gave up wealth to serve the poor. the same mission this pope wants for the catholic church he leads. today...
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right now pope francis is holding a groundbreaking meeting that could lead to bigger changes. nbc's michelle kosinski reports. >> this is not any vatican meeting. pope francis and eight cardinals including an american are talking real change. >> this is all a big deal. >> it is. what the pope is saying that the vatican is here to serve the universal church. >> they are looking at rewriting the vatican's constitution. the pope has spoken out in interviews, with an atheist, tackling had head on things the church doesn't address. criticizing the vatican structure itself. they have been narcissists, flattered and thrilled. >> he has thrown the rule back. not the cad company or the bible, but how they do things. the church should act like a poor missionary. not so easy when the catholic church is a multibillionaire. the bank just released a report thanks to pope francis's insistence on transparency, revealing profits that quadrupled. they want to examine the bank and reform it as necessary. if a homosexual person is of good will and in search of god, i am no one to judge. saying it
right now pope francis is holding a groundbreaking meeting that could lead to bigger changes. nbc's michelle kosinski reports. >> this is not any vatican meeting. pope francis and eight cardinals including an american are talking real change. >> this is all a big deal. >> it is. what the pope is saying that the vatican is here to serve the universal church. >> they are looking at rewriting the vatican's constitution. the pope has spoken out in interviews, with an...
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and francis began a three-day meeting with the hand-picked cardinals including shawn o'malley. their job? to change the often secretive church bureaucracy. they're already planning to rip up their constitution. which means fewer orders from rome, more power for local church leaders. in language so startling from a pope, he told the newspaper this vath rin-centric view neglects the world around us. i do not share this view and i'll do everything i can to change it. and at 76, he's in a hurry. >> he knows what needs to be done and is aiming to do it. he won't let anyone stop him. >> reporter: he even told the vatican police to crack down on gossip. making way for a new open. chris jansing, nbc news, new york. >>> when we come back, heroes that wouldn't let a shutdown stand in their way today. >>> finally tonight, of course, everybody is entitled to their own opinion of congress, the president, and this government shutdown. no one is anxious to see innocent victims suffer because of a political fight. and yet, that is almost what happened today on the washington mall. remember, of
and francis began a three-day meeting with the hand-picked cardinals including shawn o'malley. their job? to change the often secretive church bureaucracy. they're already planning to rip up their constitution. which means fewer orders from rome, more power for local church leaders. in language so startling from a pope, he told the newspaper this vath rin-centric view neglects the world around us. i do not share this view and i'll do everything i can to change it. and at 76, he's in a hurry....
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. >> reporter: from the big, enthusiastic crowds he draws to the little used car he drives, francis has a new style. in an interview with a newspaper reporter, he made clear the vatican is in for a shake-up and he does not want to be treated like royalty. heads of the churches have often been narcissists, flattered by their courtiers. >> i think the pope showed up, he did what? just like we are. >> reporter: for the first time ever, he opened the books on the very private vatican banks, real -- revealing the numbers of $18 million, the job? to change the often secretive church bureaucracy, they are ramping to change, which means fewer orders for rome. in a blatant interview, he told the newspaper this vatican-centered view is not one i share, and i will do everything to change it. at 76, he is in a hurry. >> he knows what needs to be done, he is not going to let anyone stop him. >> reporter: he own told vatican police to crack down on gossip, the old making way for the new, chris jansing, new york. >>> when we come back, the heroes who would not let a shutdown stand in their way today.
. >> reporter: from the big, enthusiastic crowds he draws to the little used car he drives, francis has a new style. in an interview with a newspaper reporter, he made clear the vatican is in for a shake-up and he does not want to be treated like royalty. heads of the churches have often been narcissists, flattered by their courtiers. >> i think the pope showed up, he did what? just like we are. >> reporter: for the first time ever, he opened the books on the very private...
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. >>> pope francis will canonize two of his predecessors on the same day this spring. sainthood for pope john paul ii and pope john xxiii. it is possible the former pope benedict could attend the ceremony in late april. >>> a sad day in pittsburgh for football fans everywhere. l.c. greenwood has died. he was part of the legendary steel curtain defense, and he was a quiet giant who stood 6'6." he was a fearsome pass rusher. along with joe green, dwight white, and ernie holmes made up what was probably the best front four ever. l.c. greenwood was 67 years old. >>> it's been called the field of dreams for collectors and fans of old chevys. we first showed you what was left of ray lambrick's chevy dealership in nebraska a few weeks back. now we can report they auctioned them all off. ray just couldn't part with the used cars, 500 of them. some were indoors all this time. some were outside in the elements. a top bid of $140,000 went to this cream puff. a beautiful 1958 pickup with 1.3 original miles on the odometer. >>> folks who make up the best brands annual report which
. >>> pope francis will canonize two of his predecessors on the same day this spring. sainthood for pope john paul ii and pope john xxiii. it is possible the former pope benedict could attend the ceremony in late april. >>> a sad day in pittsburgh for football fans everywhere. l.c. greenwood has died. he was part of the legendary steel curtain defense, and he was a quiet giant who stood 6'6." he was a fearsome pass rusher. along with joe green, dwight white, and ernie...
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. >>> pope francis visited the italian town. he spent part of the day meeting with mentally and physically challenged children. we have more on that and the pope's message for the cath lynn church. >> reporter: this is his first visit here and he's trying to refocus the catholic church on the poor and those society often forgets. one of the highlights of this pilgrimage has been a visit by the pope to a sender for mentally and physically challenged children and adults. i was struck watching him go through and greet each one of these children or young people and take time with them. he blessed them, he kissed them and, in fact, one young man reached out and grabbed the pope's cross. today, the pope is literally walking in the footsteps of his name sake. he renounced his worldly possessions and catholics believe responded to the call of god to rebuild the church. today, pope francis is trying to do the same thing. he warned the church, it must strip itself of worldliness. that follows up on a theme he said all week long. he met wi
. >>> pope francis visited the italian town. he spent part of the day meeting with mentally and physically challenged children. we have more on that and the pope's message for the cath lynn church. >> reporter: this is his first visit here and he's trying to refocus the catholic church on the poor and those society often forgets. one of the highlights of this pilgrimage has been a visit by the pope to a sender for mentally and physically challenged children and adults. i was...
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. >>> new this morning pope francis announcing pope john paul ii and pope john paul xxiii will be declared saints the sunday after easter. pope francis made the announcement during a meeting with cardinals to celebrate the official and canonization. they will offer prayers and special events throughout the day. the shrine is off michigan avenue in northeast d.c. near catholic university of america. it is open from 10:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. >>> later this morning construction gets under way on two projects that will bring housing and shopping within steps of the metro in montgomery county. the groundbreaking ceremony is set today for two buildings near rockville pike and twinbrook parkway in rockville. the buildings will had put hundreds of new apartments and a safeway store next to the twin [ metro staying. they're expected to open in 2015. >>> and happening today we'll hear about the number of criminals who return either to prison or probation. the state department of public safety and correctional services will make the announcement late they are morning. the number of people who have b
. >>> new this morning pope francis announcing pope john paul ii and pope john paul xxiii will be declared saints the sunday after easter. pope francis made the announcement during a meeting with cardinals to celebrate the official and canonization. they will offer prayers and special events throughout the day. the shrine is off michigan avenue in northeast d.c. near catholic university of america. it is open from 10:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. >>> later this morning construction...
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pope francis made a special pilgrimage today to honor a saint and send a message to his church. ann thompson is in italy with more. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. pope francis is just finishing up lunch at a soup kitchen as once again he useds this visit to try to refocus the catholic church's attention on the poor and those that society often forgets. today the pope is literally walking in the footsteps of his name sake. st. francis was a rich young man who 800 years ago renounced his worldly possessions and catholics believe responded to god's call to rebuild his church. today, pope francis is trying to do that very same thing with the modern church warning it today that it must strip away it's worldliness, it's greatest threat. now, pope francis this week met with a group of 8 cardinals and decided that he is going to overhaul the vatican to try and make it more responsive to the 1.2 million catholics as opposed to being so vatican centric as he calls it. they are with him on this trip and they include sean o'malley who is a friar himself. >> thank you so much. an oh
pope francis made a special pilgrimage today to honor a saint and send a message to his church. ann thompson is in italy with more. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. pope francis is just finishing up lunch at a soup kitchen as once again he useds this visit to try to refocus the catholic church's attention on the poor and those that society often forgets. today the pope is literally walking in the footsteps of his name sake. st. francis was a rich young man who 800 years ago...
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for three days pope francis and 8 cardinals including an american are talking real change here. >> so this is all a big deal, isn't it? >> it is a big deal. what the pope is saying is that the vatican is here to serve the universal church. >> reporter: they will look at rewriting the vatican's constitution, how the administration works. the pope has already spoken out incredibly candidly in interviews just published, one of them with an atheist tackling head on a number of topics the church doesn't address. criticizing the structure itself. heads of the church have often been narcissists flattered and thrilled. the court is the lepracy of the papacy. >> he is throwing out how they usually do things. >> they say he should act like a missionary. not so easy when the catholic church is a multibillionaire. the vatican bank just released an annual report thanks to pope francis insistence on transparency revealing profits that quadrupled to nearly $117 million. he is going to examine the bank and reform it. and if a homosexual person is in good will and in search of god i am no one to judge
for three days pope francis and 8 cardinals including an american are talking real change here. >> so this is all a big deal, isn't it? >> it is a big deal. what the pope is saying is that the vatican is here to serve the universal church. >> reporter: they will look at rewriting the vatican's constitution, how the administration works. the pope has already spoken out incredibly candidly in interviews just published, one of them with an atheist tackling head on a number of...
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francis of assisi. st. francis was a rich young man who 800 years ago renounced his worldly possessions and catholics believe responded to god's call to rebuild his church. today, pope francis is trying to do that very same thing with the modern church warning it today that it must strip away it's worldliness, it's greatest threat. now, pope francis this week met with a group of 8 cardinals and decided that he is going to overhaul the vatican to try and make it more responsive to the 1.2 million catholics as opposed to being so vatican centric as he calls it. those cardinals are with him on this trip to assisi, the pope's first, and they include boston's cardinal sean o'malley, a franc franc franciscanfriar himself. >> thank you so much. an ohio high school cheerleader went head over heels to claim the world record for the most consecutive black flips. she completed 40 back hand springs to shatter the mark of 36. she said she almost passed out but loved the way the crowd was reacting and kept on going. i'm
francis of assisi. st. francis was a rich young man who 800 years ago renounced his worldly possessions and catholics believe responded to god's call to rebuild his church. today, pope francis is trying to do that very same thing with the modern church warning it today that it must strip away it's worldliness, it's greatest threat. now, pope francis this week met with a group of 8 cardinals and decided that he is going to overhaul the vatican to try and make it more responsive to the 1.2...
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pope francis celebrated mass for those who died making the crossing. today he said there is only one word to describe today's ship wreck and that is shameful. >> anne thompson in italy for us. >>> investigators are gathering evidence on a tennessee highway where a church bus crashed into a tractor-trailer and suv on wednesday. eight people were killed including six on the bus. police say the bus was bringing senior citizens home from a church jubilee when it blew a tire. >>> a woman whose family was chased and attacked by a group of motorcycle riders has broken her silence this morning. >> reporter: sources tell us the investigation into the incident is going strong. detectives have searched the home of the motorcyclist they think taped the video. we heard from the driver's family, his wife saying they were celebrating their anniversary on sunday, having a family day out with their 2 year old when she says instead we were placed in grave danger by a mob. we were faced with a life threatening situation and my husband was forced to take the actions he di
pope francis celebrated mass for those who died making the crossing. today he said there is only one word to describe today's ship wreck and that is shameful. >> anne thompson in italy for us. >>> investigators are gathering evidence on a tennessee highway where a church bus crashed into a tractor-trailer and suv on wednesday. eight people were killed including six on the bus. police say the bus was bringing senior citizens home from a church jubilee when it blew a tire....